Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 432 › Conversation 432-018
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Administrative…
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:55 PM–2:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a connection for the President. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments are captured in this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 432-18
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 432-18 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 45-145]Also recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-142 12:48 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm.
- 432-014 12:48 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 432-015 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 045-143 12:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 045-144 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 432-016 12:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm.
- 432-017 12:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 045-145 12:59 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 432-018, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/432-018 (accessed October 5, 2026).